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The 2018 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam results are set to be released on Monday, November 19, at The Star of the Sea Primary School in Mombasa County.
Identity of two pupils who tied at the top in 2018 KCPE
The top girl came from Riara Group of Schools, whereas the boy was from Kakamega Hills – More than half of the 1,520,364 candidates who sat the exams scored over 250 marks – Female candidates performed better in English, Kiswahili and Kenya Sign Language – Male candidates excelled in Maths, Science, Social Studies and Religious Education Wild celebrations have erupted at Riara Group of Schools in Nairobi and Kakamega Hills in Western Kenya after the two schools produced the top candidates in the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). Olive Mwea Wachira from Riara Group of Schools and Rawling Odhiambo from Kakamega Hills were declared the top two performers after each of them scored 453 out of the possible 500 marks in the 2018 KCPE.
Earlier today President @UKenyatta received the #KCPE2018 results from Education CS @AMB_A_Mohammed. The President expressed his satisfaction with the results and reassured that all pupils who sat for the exam will get placement in form one. pic.twitter.com/FQezLlNHmn
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) November 19, 2018
Speaking to the press shortly after the announcement of the results by the Education CS Amina Mohammed on Monday, November 19, in Mombasa, the top girl, Mwea, attributed her impressive performance to handwork and support from her teachers and parents.
More than half of the 1,520,364 candidates who sat the national exams administered between November 30 and October 1, 2018. scooped over 200 marks. The overall performance improved significantly compared to 2017 results. The number of candidates who scored over 400 out of 500 marks jumped to 12, 273 from 9,846 in 2017, with 228,414 others scoring between 301 and 400 marks this year.
Candidates who scored between 201 and 300 marks were 573,927, whereas 234,573 received between 101 and 200 marks. Only 2,177 candidates scored between zero and 100 marks. The Education CS said female candidates performed better than their male counterparts in English, Kiswahili and Kenya Sign Language The male learners, on the other hand, performed better than their female counterparts in Maths, Science, Social Studies and Religious Education.
Source: TUKO